Richard Jones (1740 - 1805)

Ancestors

Died 1805 at about age 65 in Robertson, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Richard was born in 1740. He was the son of Peter Jones and Dorothy Chamberlayne. He passed away in 1805. He was referred to as Richard Jones (B) or (Blue).^[1]

Family

Peter Jones (father)

Will of Peter Jones
Written: 1753
Probated: 24 August 1758, Amelia County, Virginia
specific bequests:
son: John Jones (under 21)
wife: Dorothy Jones
son: Peter Jones (under 21)
sons: Thomas Jones, Richard Jones and William Jones (under the age of 21 according to the will)
daughter: Ridley Branch
daughter: Elizabeth Jones
daughter: Margaret Jones
all remaining property to be equally divided between eight of my children - John, Peter, Thomas, Richard, William, Sarah, Dorothy and Mary
Executors: friends Richard Jones Jr., Peter Jones son of Major (Richard) Jones and Edward Jones
Witnesses: William Poythress, Thomas Williams and Richard Jones Jr.^[1]

Probate

Will of Richard Jones (B) ^[2](full transcript)
Dated: 31 January 1805
Proved: May 1805
Robertson County, Tennessee
Wife: Martha Jones (land to be purchased by Executors) for lifetime, then to son Thomas
Sons: Thomas and John - balance of land to be purchased by executors (split equally). If one of those two die before maturity/marriage - then the survivor to split with other son Richard Jones
Son: Richard H. Jones - bonds. money, crops, slaves, horse, feather bed - also confirm to him the gift made by his grandfather Rowland Ward of Mingo.
Daughter: Martha Jones & her husband Wood Jones
Daughter: Dorothy C Jones
Son: John Jones, legacy of his from Edward Ward
Witnesses: Samuel Scoot, D Sayre, Peter Hawson and Edward Jones
Executors: friends Peter Jones and Edward Ward

Research Notes

The American historical magazine The Ward Family of Amelia County - Some Virginia Memoranda Vol 6, No 1, Page 24

Richard Jones (B.) settled in Robertson County, Tenn , on the Sulphur Fork of Red River — 350 acres of land. He died there in 1805. I don't know where he is buried. His brother Peter Jones probably settled in Robertson also. (I think they were brothers.)

In 1809 Peter Jones removed to Wilson County, Tenn. There he died in 1811(?).

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Fothergill, Augusta B. 1924. Peter Jones and Richard Jones genealogies, "Chapter IV" (page 178 for will). Richmond, Va: Old Dominion Press.
2. ↑ “Some Virginia Memoranda The Ward Family of Amelia County.” The American historical magazine 6, no. 1 (1899): 24–29